The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-11
Fit. Defiance Items.
reported for the v1ReIN1AN. !

John H. Parkins, Esq, so well and
avorably known throughout the State, has
sold his interest in the Augusta Creamery
20 his late associates, Messrs. Geo. B.
Crawford and Sam1 III. Parkins, who are
levoting all their energies to maintain and
idd to the enviable reputation the late
irm has so rapidly built up for its "gilt-
edged" butter which is already command
ng better price than any other brand on
,he markets of Richmond. Lynchburg, and
)ther Southeastern cities, where the firm
has established agencies for its sale,
Richmond alone requiring about a ton a
week to supply the demand, with the Gus
tom constantly on the increase. The Au-
gusta Creamery is private enterprise
owned and operated by Augusta "boys"
ito the manor born.' We are proud to
note its success, and hope that before an
other year shall have rolled around, the
instead of being 5000 to 1900
lbs. per week as at present, will have
quadrupled that amount This enter
prise proves that our people have the ca
pacity and all that is needed to make our
Valley blossom as the rose.'' is that they
should rouse their latent energies, take
hold of practical enterprises and push
them with determination.
Threshing has begun in earnest. and the
wheat crop is turning out better than
farmers expected and is generally OF
superior quality. Some of our farmers
have sold, and have commenced baling
their hay.
Miss Kate Webster, who was visiting
her friend, Miss Minnie Woods, of Willow
Spout, has returned to her home in Water
county, N. Y. We have strong grounds
for suspecting she carried with her the
heart of prominent young attorney OF
the Staunton bar. and that ere long an
other of our young legal friends will be
journeying across Mason 81 Dixon's line
to return with an helpmeet for life.
What's the matter with our Virginia
girls, TT 20, hold on! we won't give
you away don't they appreciate the great
natural wonders of the Old Dominion
enough for you.
Misses Maggie and Bessie Turnbull, of
Minnie and Mollie Woods, and will re-
main in the neighborhood during the sum-
mer. They are former pupils of the Wes-
leyan Female Seminary. and have many
frio dc oJ,,o; T., 10,
Dr. T. Ashby Woods, of Buckhannon,
w. Va, is also on flying visit to his pa
rents and sisters. The DR.. will return to
his patients in a day or two, but we under
stand he is contemplating visit to the
LAND of Flowers" next winter ''for his
health.''
Madame Rumor says the wedding bells
will ring again at the Augusta Church
within the next few days. A late A. M
A. boy carries off one of our most popular
young ladies.
Mr.. Jacob Andes, the energetic black
smith at Willow Spout, received severe
kick on the knee ON Monday 1st, inst,
from horse belonging to Rev. Splitter
Myers, which he was attempting to shoe.
Mr.. Andes is quite lame and the injury
may prove serious one.
This is favorable time for farmers to
make suggestions to candidates for the
Legislature and obtain pledges from them.
The agriculturists of Virginia have it in
their power to control legislation in their
interests. Yet, strange to say, they seem
to have very little care about such mat
ters, and even when any law is enacted
presumably for their benefit,i is so hedged
about by such technicalities that it inures
more to create litigation than to the farm
ers' benefit. We shall endeavor to formu-
late "suggestion" for the next issue of
the VIRGINIAN which we think, could it
be enacted into law. would be of incalcu-
liable benefit to a very large number of
farmers throughout the State.
s. M. w.